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This variety is said by Van Lindley to have been introduced into North Carolina 

 by a missionary from South Africa. The fruit closely resembles Windsor. Tree tall, 

 spreading, vigorous; fruit large, cordate, often swoUen along the suture giving it an angular 

 appearance; skin dark red to reddish-black; flesh firm, tender, sweet; ships well; season 

 the last of May. 

 Alatemblattrige Siissweichsel. P. avium, i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 3:48. 1858. 



Fruit medium large, roxmdish, flattened, with a faint sutiu-e; skin glossy, brownish- 

 red; stem mostly covered with leaves, greenish-yellow; flesh soft, acidulated; stone heart- 

 shaped. 

 Albertine Millet. Species? 1. Thomas Guide Prat. 22. 1876. 2. Guide Prat. ly . 1895. 



Received from Belgiimi without description; its value is questioned in Guide Pratique. 

 Alexandrine Been. Species? i. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 332. 1889. 



Listed in this reference. 

 Alfred Wesmael. P.cerasus. i. Thomas Guide Prat. 2$. 1876. 2. Guide Prat. ly. 1895. 



This variety is similar to Montmorency according to Guide Pratique. 

 Allen. P. avium, i. Storrs & Harrison Cat. 137. 1899. 2. Brown Cat. 23. 1900. 



A seedling cherry found in Lake Cotmty, Ohio. It is darker, later and smaller than 

 Windsor. The tree is healthy, very productive; fruit somewhat heart-shaped, nearly 

 black, glossy, smooth; flesh meaty, firm, sweet; of small size. 

 Allen Late Favourite. P. avium, i. Prince Pom. Man. 2:123. 1832. 



Sent to the Prince nursery by Zachariah Allen of Providence, Rhode Island. The 

 tree is vigorous; fruit of fine quality, juicy, well flavored; ripens in Rhode Island with 

 Black Mazzard. 



Allerfriiheste Btmte Maiherzkirsche, P. avium, i. Dochnahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 3:19. 

 1858. 



Tree productive; fruit of meditmi size, obtuse-cordate; stem long, deeply set; skin 

 clear red, spotted with dark brown; flesh whitish, sweet; stone oval; ripens in mid-Jime. 

 Alte Konigskirsche. P.cerasus. 1. Chxist Obstbdume 158. 1791. 2. Chiist Handb. 6^1. 

 1797. 3. Truchsess-Heim Kirschensort. 422. 1819. 



Tree large, very productive; frvdt large, round, slightly heart-shaped; stem long; 

 skin reddish-black; flesh very delicate, tender, juicy, sweet, with an aromatic, very pleasing 

 sourness; stone small. 

 Altenlander Friihkirsche. P avium, i. III. Handb. 465 fig., 466. 1861. 



Cerise precoce d'Altenlaud. 2, Mortillet Le Cemiej- 2:301. 1866. 



This variety is distinguished from Fruhe Maiherzkirsche by its fruits which are larger, 

 deeper in color, sourer and more angular and a few days later. Tree productive; fruit 

 of medium size, obtuse-cordate, sometimes angular; cavity wide, shallow; apex often 

 widely depressed; stem stout, of medium length; suture shallow; skin glossy, charcoal 

 black in some spots when fully ripe, rather tough; flesh reddish-black, tender, very juicy, 

 sweet with a pleasing sourness; stone short, oval; season early, 



AmaranthMrsche. P. avium, i. Christ Worterb. 277. 1802. 2. Truchsess-Heim 

 Kirschensort. 2is-2ig. 1819. 3. Dodmahl Fuhr. Obstkunde 3: 2&. 1858. 



In 1790, this variety was reported to have been brought to Hanover, Prussia, Germany, 



